Terry Goddard tells a funny
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Attorney General Terry Goddard addressed the Arizona Democratic Party state committee meeting in Phoenix on Saturday. In his opening remarks, he told this funny: Advertisement The Republicans have already concluded their state committee meeting today. They wasted no time in taking advantage of the Supreme Court ruling this week [Citizens United v. … Read more
J.D.Hayworth to challenge John McCain in GOP primary
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Capitol Times reports Arizona Capitol Times » Blog Archive » Hayworth tells Arizona GOP he’ll take on McCain: Former U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth has told fellow Arizona Republicans that he will run against the state’s senior senator, John McCain. Hayworth has spent the past month hinting about a possible candidacy, … Read more
The Coming Week: Legislative Edition
Posted by Craig McDermott Cross-posted from Random Musings As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona legislature, except where noted, and subject to change.The lege has a very full committee schedule this week, so only the real highlights/lowlights will be specifically covered here. OK, so it will be just lowlights. We're talking … Read more
LightSkinned + NegroDialect > F-Bomb x 11?
by David Safier When "Game Change" came out, the first excerpt from the book to make it to the airwaves was about Harry Reid saying Obama is light-skinned and speaks without a Negro dialect. Translation: "I support Barack Obama because, not only is he a terrific candidate who will make an excellent President, but the … Read more
Ante, raise, fold. Ante, raise, fold.
by David Safier If Democratic politicians, their staff and consultants were poker players, they'd lose their shirts, but they'd lose them slowly. Holding 3-of-a-kind, they'd put some money on the table, then see a big chested Republican swaggering and blustering and slamming down some chips, and they'd fold. The Republicans might have a pair of … Read more
Terry Goddard makes it official
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today, Attorney General Terry Goddard's Exploratory Committee filed a Statement of Organization with the Secretary of State's office. Attorney General Goddard issued this statement: "Today I have taken the next step toward becoming an official candidate for Governor of my beloved home of Arizona. I will be making an announcement in … Read more
